Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Inc

“The 990 will be reviewed by members of the financial and investment committee.”

“Directors are given the conflict of interest policy to read and then the disclosure statement to fill out. There are no present board members that have a conflict of interest.”

“The executive committee and the board of directors recommend and approve compensation.”

“The institute's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“The qssi is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1954 to stimulate american's interest in the art, culture, customs, language, literature and history of spain and the spanish-speaking world. The institute strives to promote, among the spanish-speaking peoples of the world, knowledge and understanding of ideals, culture and customs of the people of the united states, to the end that ties of friendship may be formed, mutual understanding promoted, and bonds of peace strengthened. The institute is committed to advancing mutual cultural appreciation and knowledge between the u.s. And spanish-speaking countries through different initiatives, including: - co-sponsoring lectures, exhibitions, and concerts. - hosting cultural events to bring together and promote awareness of hispanic and us intellectuals. - co-sponsoring educational partnerships and lectures with nyc public schools and universities. - organizing the sophia awards gala to honor distinguished persons or organizations that contribute to the international appreciation of spain, the u.s. And latin america. - honoring world-class spanish to english translator with the annual translation prize. The institute's funding comes from diverse sources including the board of directors; board of directors contacts; awardees, partners of the institute; contributions from donors and the general public.”

“Webpage: within the gli website and in partnership with the queen sofa spanish institute and the royal academy of history of spain, the gilder lehrman institute displays a free suite of resources to explore spain's strategic contributions to the american revolution through lesson plans, primary sources, videos, scholarly essays, and more. This was made possible through funding from iberdrola; fundacion ramon areces and fundacion consejo espana - ee. Uu.this is a continued collaboration efforts with the gilder lehrman institute of american history to develop and disseminate resources and materials on the contributions of spain to the u.s. History to benefit american and spanish school children and educators. All materials are posted on the qssi website for public access. This substantial and unique project will allow the qssi to reach the gli's network of 58,000 teachers and 3,000,000 students throughout 31,000 schools nationwide and world wide.”

“Annual translation prize: honoring the best english translation of a work written originally in the spanish language. With the aim of elevating awareness and engendering appreciation of spanish-language literature in the united states, this $10,000 prize was created by the cultural committee and board of directors of the queen sofia spanish institute to honor the best english-language translation of a literary work written in spanish. The reading committee for the queen sofia spanish institute translation prize consists of a minimum of three scholars with expertise in spanish and/or latin american literature, translation, culture, and/or language.”

“Analogues sites exhibition: the public sculpture exhibition analogue sites was by artist jorge otero-pailos who encompassed biosignature preservation on east 53rd street in front of the seagram building; analogue sites on east 66th street and byproduct material on east 67th street in front of the park avenue armory. The sculptures are in dialogue with an iconic mid-century modernist landmark and a 19th-century historical building. The exhibition, which ran from april 1 through october 31, 2024, was presented in partnership with nyc parks' art in the parks program and the sculpture committee of the fund for park avenue. It was a sponsored project of the new york foundation for the arts, with funding provided by the onera foundation, the queen sofa spanish institute, the aecid, the consulate general of spain in new york, the new york state council for the arts with the support of the office of the governor, the new york state legislature, and individual donors.”